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Hi guys,

I have searched a few times under a few different variations of heading and found nothing. All i need to do is remove my afm plug from the factory wiring and replace it with a newer better one. I was expecting the grey plasic plug to be half moulded and clipped together but it's a solid piece with a yellow insert. Am I right in assuming this Yellow insert is the key and if I remove that then the wiring will be able to come out freely? How do u do it without breaking it? The newer plug is second hand with a bit of wiring hanging out but would rather replace the lot rather than cut wires and solder then tape up.

Thanks in advance

Liam

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A pic might help, there are lots of different plugs around.

Usually you squeeze the two sides in and it should pop out, the yellow part is the inner part of the plug, it also has an outside grey part over it.

When i got mine it was twisted together and then taped up!!!

Hi guys,

I have searched a few times under a few different variations of heading and found nothing. All i need to do is remove my afm plug from the factory wiring and replace it with a newer better one. I was expecting the grey plasic plug to be half moulded and clipped together but it's a solid piece with a yellow insert. Am I right in assuming this Yellow insert is the key and if I remove that then the wiring will be able to come out freely? How do u do it without breaking it? The newer plug is second hand with a bit of wiring hanging out but would rather replace the lot rather than cut wires and solder then tape up.

Thanks in advance

Liam

You are going to have to make the electrical joins at some point; while it's possible to disassemble the plug and

connect the pins to the wires, you will probably get a better result from doing what you prefer not to

(i.e. join where the breaks are with solder and heatshrink).

Cheers,

SW

Geeze its not rocket science.....

Those plugs can easily be disassembeled , you just need a few precision srew drivers to get in there.....bear in mind however some of them can be very brittle and dont matter what you do, it will break, so you better hope your replacement is in good nick.

Yes the yellow piece is what locks everything in place ,remove that first....

Experiment on the one you have to replace

The whole reason I am asking was because I have never done it or even attempted it before and I don't want to break them. Precision screw drivers? Is the yellow piece clipped in? Screwed in? Just sitting there? Again just how does the yellow piece come out? Thanks for the info but I'm none the wiser as to disassembling it.

Use a flat and pry up in the middle of the front....the whole portion needs to be lifted as you would see three tabs holding the yellow piece from coming out

While you are prying the front get a next small flat and place it in the back of the yellow piece from behind and push it out....try to do it evenly and you will need someone to hold it steady for you

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When you get out the yellow piece there are three individual tabs holding each wire terminal in place

Pry these down while holding the wire from behind and pulling it out at the same time .....these need to be moved a good bit for it to come loose.

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Waallllaaaaa....

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Now reverse the whole process and lets head for the bar

then just fit some new plugs

PC computers usually have good connectors to suit this type of application with locking tabs

check out places like jaycar etc online to find a pair of male/female clips with a locking tab

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